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enImmigration Bill May Keep Wage Exemption For Foreign Herdershttp://wdiy.org/post/immigration-bill-may-keep-wage-exemption-foreign-herders
When Patrick and Sharon O'Toole began their ranching business on the Wyoming-Colorado border, they tended the sheep themselves. But eventually, the O'Tooles wanted to settle down and have kids, so they hired foreign ranch hands with H-2A, or guest worker, visas to work on the ranch for $750 a month.<p>Peruvian shepherds on guest worker visas tend thousands of sheep in Wyoming, but they only make about half of what agricultural workers elsewhere are paid.<p>Under the U.S. Senate's newest immigration proposal, these guest workers would receive a special exemption from minimum wage rules.Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:55:00 +0000Sara Hossaini 21706 at http://wdiy.orgImmigration Bill May Keep Wage Exemption For Foreign Herders